Choctaw County, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Choctaw County is 4th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Choctaw County is 15th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Choctaw County is 17th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	8,346	77th	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	418.2	69th	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	20.4	69th	63.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	68th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.4%	63rd	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.3%	4th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.0%	29th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.3%	61st	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	68.1%	25th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	30.2%	57th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	46th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	71st	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	15th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	17th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	50th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.1%	24th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	51.2%	50th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.3%	70th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	4,115	77th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.0%	42nd	13.4%	25.9%
Households	3,383	74th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	78.2%	25th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$68,800	57th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	80th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1	67th	6,039	829,658

Income Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$16,584	58th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$29,832	59th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.4%	51st	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Choctaw County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Non-farm private establishments	106	78th	58,592	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,110	74th	887,772	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	469	77th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$30,814	76th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,424	72nd	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,666	72nd	$7,045,097	$613,795,732